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Doing some market research by posting a quick poll... what kind of adventure would you (most) like to run or play in? Add comments below if you like!

As I've said before, even though there is no longer any real "crunch" related to alignment, the whole concept needs to go, because words and terms such as "lawful good" and "neutral evil" have no meaning in an S&S setting. Why are you opposed to removing something that you yourself say is "a...

This would admittedly be rare, and does not feature in any of the published books. But let's say you wanted to use a roper, which by the 5E standard rules is classified as a "monstrosity", but have this be more of a Lovecraftian alien being from beyond the stars, you could designate this as a...

Fair enough. We're having a civil and on-topic discussion here, isn't that what these messageboards are for? :) So there are two dimensions to this alignment thing in the standard 5E rules: The "fluff", so to speak, which tells us what the nine alignments mean, etc., and the "crunch", which...

I agree, and that very reason is already in the Player's Guide. The alignment section already contains the following text: "the sword and sorcery genre (...) differs from high fantasy in that there is no delicate balance between good and evil" and "note that while cosmic evil may exist, there is...

Do you really think that "5E alignment is where S&S needs it to be" ? Really? The 5E core rules (Alignment - 5th Edition SRD) lists the 9 alignments with very specific traits, and then goes on to talk about "races [with] strong inborn tendencies that match the nature of their gods (...) and are...

(Removed double posting.)

Not to distract from the main topic of this thread, but "The Bone Age" looks awesome, too! :-) Love the concept, the artwork, the weird/gonzo feel. Not sure it needs its own rule system, though, I would prefer if it used 5E as that would make it easier to get players on board.

I went back and re-read the full thread. You and others have provided feedback; I've responded with my own thoughts, which range from "you're right, I will rephrase/adjust/remove that" to "I think it's fine as it is". It would be redundant for me to repeat the discussion and progress here; the...

The king is dead. All hail the king! The nomadic cattle-herding tribes of Shoma now meet at the Horns of Ngura to sacrifice gold and choose a new tribal king based on a series of ritual ordeals. Will you sneak into the temple of the Bull-God to steal its treasures, or will you participate as a...

I just put up a new version (v1.5) of the Player's Guide, with a few minor changes: added the "words to the wise" disclaimer, did a few edits (adjusted the conqueror's battle cry, removed rapier from courtier, etc).

In the Conan stories by REH you mean? I can't remember any such thing. Or did you mean in any S&S story? I just re-read The Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles by Clark Ashton Smith the other day, and it features (minor spoiler alert!) a powder that produces hallucinations causing fear in those...

My position on this is that spellcasters are so good compared to other classes, that you could take out half the spells and class balance is still fine. Especially in a S&S world where there are not other spellcasters and magic-using creatures on every corner. (Let's pretend you are a warlock...

The stuff that comes to mind are the puffballs used by the Black Seers of Yimsha in People of the Black Circle (although this only affects one target per ball) : And the battlefield trick used by Natohk / Thugra Khotan in Black Colossus, which is clearly more of an alchemical thing than a...

This just goes to show that 5E is a pretty good fit for S&S to begin with, which is obviously one of the main reasons I like the system. It's still useful (in a guide to players) to list the things that makes S&S distinct from regular fantasy, even though the rules are left mostly intact...

Exactly. As the title of this thread indicates, this book is about using the D&D fifth edition rules to play games inspired by swords and sorcery fiction. If you don't think 5E is a good choice for S&S, then by all means use a different gaming system (by the way, the World of Xoth has been...

I forgot to add to my first answer, "that is, if the target of the spell decides to go adventuring instead of getting on with the "fertility business"... ;) )

No reason other than there not really being a direct 5E equivalent, and in the interest of simplifying the rules in the spirit of 5E. You could houserule it back in by giving advantage to relevant ability checks?

Thanks! Sure, the book was originally written for 3E/Pathfinder so there may still be some Pathfinder leftovers that need to be excised. That said, none of your comments below seem to indicate any actual violations of 5E rules as such, they seem more to be suggestions as to how you would...

It's okay for the GM to roll using computer tools, but players should roll physical dice. It's an important part of the table experience.